The Charcoal Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Missoula county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Charcoal Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Charcoal Mine
Secondary: Shawbut Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Missoula
District: Clinton District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Esther Williams Keller
Home Office: Missoula Mt.
Owner Name: Potomac-Ashby Mining Co.
Home Office: 532 N. Ave. West, C/O Ecklesdafer, Missoula, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1957
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Garnet Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bearmouth Overthrust
Type: L
Description: Clinton Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FROM BIN: 0.06OZ/TON, 20.7OZ/TON AG, 7.7% PB, 8.1% ZN, 0.34% CU.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON E FORK OF ASHBY CR.
Comment (Production): BY 1916 $15000 IN PB & A6 WAS PRODUCED
Comment (Workings): ADITS, DRIFTS
References
Reference (Production): USGS BULL 660, MBMG BULL 8
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 660, P. 224-27.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 8, PL 4&6, P. 37.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 49, P. 30.
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
